Progress on the modernisation of the European PV system monitoring guidelines

In the context of a rapid development of the PV market, both in terms of capacity and the type of applications, the EC-funded Integrated Project PERFORMANCE is developing a modernised set of guidelines for the monitoring of PV system performance. The completed guidelines will be easily accessible for all interested parties, from system designers to system users and/or financiers, and will provide guidance on both the measurement of PV systems and the analysis of their performance. This paper discusses progress on the development of the web-based guidelines package, including the approach to allow custom guidelines to be generated for a wide range of users, the development of a failure modes effects analysis tailored to the monitoring process and the opportunity for industry input to the final development phase.